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Ashok Vemuri's quest for the top job takes him to iGate3 min read . Updated: 13 Sep 2013, 01:31 AM IST
Ashok Vemuri was unwilling to wait for two more years at Infosys for his shot at the CEO job
Bangalore: Ashok Vemuri, who was a contender to become Infosys Ltd's first non-founder chief executive before he quit last month, takes over the reins of smaller rival iGate Corp. at a time when the Fremont, California-based company faces formidable challenges, including the risk of losing its biggest customer, Royal Bank of Canada.
Vemuri, who joins iGate after a 15-year career at Infosys, was unwilling to wait for two more years for his shot at a job for which he was widely seen as one of the strongest candidates.
For Vemuri, the second consecutive Infosys executive to head iGate after Phaneesh Murthy, the fact that there were two other strong contenders for the top job at Infosys—V. Balakrishnan and B.G. Srinivas—may have accelerated his decision to jump ship.
"Just like companies have to make decisions, professionals also have to make decisions with their careers. He has taken a firm opportunity as opposed to a hypothetical opportunity," said Subhash Dhar, a former global sales head at Infosys who worked with Vemuri for several years.
"(Ashok) said the probability of his becoming the CEO at Infosys was at best 33% and at least 18-20 months away. Therefore, he felt that he must move on. I agreed with him," Infosys founder and chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy said in an email response to Mint the day after Vemuri resigned from the Bangalore-based company.
Another theory doing the rounds is that Vemuri disagreed with Narayana Murthy's centralized style of leadership and the way forward for the company that was once Indian information technology (IT) industry's gold standard.
When contacted, Vemuri declined an immediate interview. "Thank you for reaching out to me. I will be available to talk to you after 1 October," he said in an email response to Mint after he quit Infosys. Vemuri did not respond to another email sent to him on Thursday.
Prior to joining Infosys, Vemuri had a strong career in the arena of investment banking, having worked at Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America Corp. A physics graduate from St. Stephens, Delhi, Vemuri completed his degree in business management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in 1992 before joining Deutsche Bank.
In 1995, Vemuri joined Bank of America and later was part of the team that was handing out its outsourcing mandate to Infosys, after the bank became a client of the Bangalore-based company. It was at that time that Infosys noticed the up-and-coming Vemuri and asked him to join the company, where he was personally mentored by Narayana Murthy and held a number of key roles.
Along with his last role as a board member and head of Infosys's Americas business, Vemuri also served as chairman of the company's China operations and was instrumental in setting up its now largest business division—banking and financial services that contributes 30-40% to the annual business.
For Vemuri, who is regarded as a top salesman like his predecessor Phaneesh Murthy, the challenges he faces in his newest assignment will be different and far more complex than the ones he faced at Infosys.
Over the last two years, Infosys lost its tag of bellwether of India's $108-billion IT industry and underperformed its own expectations during the period.
Several candidates who were approached by executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates declined to take up the assignment of iGate's CEO, citing concerns over the company's huge $700-million debt, unsettled tax claims and lawsuits filed against it. Some of the candidates spoke to Mint on condition of anonymity as these discussions were private.
"There are some unanswered questions and concerns about the role that makes you think again and again," one of them said in July. Vemuri's "biggest priority is revenue growth. iGate hasn't done badly in the last two quarters. What, however, is not available in the public domain is the sales pipeline," said a person familiar with the challenges at iGate, also requesting anonymity.
Friends and executives who know Vemuri say he is more than capable of tackling the challenges. "It's a great opportunity for him. We need more leaders to come out in professional ranks and Ashok's appointment is a step in that direction, which is very welcome," said Dhar, who founded IT products start-up Enterprise Nube after quitting Infosys.
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This is part III in a series of posts pertaining to EMC ViPR software defined storage and object storage. You can read part I here and part II here.
More on the object opportunity
Other object access includes OpenStack storage part Swift, AWS S3 HTTP and REST API access. This also includes ViPR supporting EMC Atmos, VNX and Isilon arrays as southbound persistent storage in addition.
Object (and cloud) storage access example
EMC is claiming that over 250 VNX systems can be abstracted to support scaling with stability (performance, availability, capacity, economics) using ViPR. Third party storage will be supported along with software such as OpenStack Swift, Ceph and others running on commodity hardware. Note that EMC has some history with object storage and access including Centera and Atmos. Visit the micro site I have setup called www.objectstoragecenter.com and watch for more content to be updated and added there.
More on the ViPR control plane and controller
ViPR differs from some others in that it does not sit in the data path all the time (e.g. between application servers and storage systems or cloud services) to cut potential for bottlenecks.
Organizations that can use ViPR include enterprise, SMB, CSP or MSP and hosting sites. ViPR can be used in a control mode to leverage underlying storage systems, appliances and services intelligence and functionality. This means ViPR can be used to complement as oppose to treat southbound or target storage systems and services as dumb disks or JBOD.
On the other hand, ViPR will also have a suite of data services such as snapshot, replication, data migration, movement, tiering to add value for when those do not exist. Customers will be free to choose how they want to use and deploy ViPR. For example leveraging underlying storage functionality (e.g. lightweight model), or in a more familiar storage virtualization model heavy lifting model. In the heavy lifting model more work is done by the virtualization or abstraction software to create an added value, however can be a concern for bottlenecks depending how deployed.
Software defined, storage hypervisor, virtual storage or storage virtualization?
Most storage virtualization, storage hypervisors and virtual storage solutions that are hardware or software based (e.g. software defined) implemented what is referred to as in band. With in band the storage virtualization software or hardware sits between the applications (northbound) and storage systems or services (southbound).
While this approach can be easier to carry out along with add value add services, it can also introduce scaling bottlenecks depending on implementations. Examples of in band storage virtualization includes Actifio, DataCore, EMC VMAX with third-party storage, HDS with third-party storage, IBM SVC (and their V7000 Storwize storage system based on it) and NetApp Vseries among others. An advantage of in band approaches is that there should not need to be any host or server-side software requirements and SAN transparency.
There is another approach called out-of-band that has been tried. However pure out-of-band requires a management system along with agents, drivers, shims, plugins or other software resident on host application servers.
Example of generic fast path control path model
ViPR takes a different approach, one that was seen a few years ago with EMC Invista called fast path, control path that for the most part stays out of the data path. While this is like out-of-band, there should not be a need for any host server-side (e.g. northbound) software. By being a fast path control path, the virtualization or abstraction and management functions stay out of the way for data being moved or work being done.
Hmm, kind of like how management should be, there to help when needed, out-of-the-way not causing overhead other times ;).
Is EMC the first (even with Invista) to leverage fast path control path?
Actually up until about a year or so ago, or shortly after HP acquired 3PAR they had a solution called Storage Virtualization Services Platform (SVPS) that was OEMd from LSI (e.g. StorAge). Unfortunately, HP decided to retire that as opposed to extend its capabilities for file and object access (northbound) as well as
different southbound targets or destination services.
Whats this northbound and southbound stuff?
Simply put, think in terms of a vertical stack with host servers (PMs or VMs) on the top with applications (and hypervisors or other tools such as databases) on top of them (e.g. north).
Northbound servers, southbound storage systems and cloud services
Think of storage systems, appliances, cloud services or other target destinations on the bottom (or south). ViPR sits in between providing storage services and management to the northbound servers leveraging the southbound storage.
What host servers can VIPR support for serving storage?
VIPR is being designed to be server agnostic (e.g. virtual or physical), along with operating system agnostic. In addition VIPR is being positioned as capable of serving northbound (e.g. up to application servers) block, file or object as well as accessing southbound (e.g. targets) block, file and object storage systems, file systems or services.
Note that a difference between earlier similar solutions from EMC have been either block based (e.g. Invista, VPLEX, VMAX with third-party storage), or file based. Also note that this means VIPR is not just for VMware or virtual server environments and that it can exist in legacy, virtual or cloud environments.
Likewise VIPR is intended to be application agnostic supporting little data, big data, very big data ( VBD) along with Hadoop or other specialized processing. Note that while VIPR will support HDFS in addition to NFS and CIFS file based access, Hadoop will not be running on or in the VIPR controllers as that would live or run elsewhere.
How will VIPR be deployed and licensed?
EMC has indicated that the VIPR controller will be delivered as software that installs into a virtual appliance (e.g. VMware) running as a virtual machine (VM) guest. It is not clear when support will exist for other hypervisors (e.g. Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix/XEN, KVM or if VMware vSphere with vCenter or simply on ESXi free version). As of the announcement pre briefing, EMC had not yet finalized pricing and licensing details. General availability is expected in the second half of calendar 2013.
Keep in mind that the VIPR controller (software) runs as a VM that can be hosted on a clustered hypervisor for HA. In addition, multiple VIPR controllers can exist in a cluster to further enhance HA.
Some questions to be addressed among others include:
- How and where are IOs intercepted?
- Who can have access to the APIs, what is the process, is there a developers program, SDK along with resources?
- What network topologies are supported local and remote?
- What happens when JBOD is used and no advanced data services exist?
- What are the characteristics of the object access functionality?
- What if any specific switches or data path devices and tools are needed?
- How does a host server know to talk with its target and ViPR controller know when to intercept for handling?
- Will SNIA CDMI be added and when as part of the object access and data services capabilities?
- Are programmatic bindings available for the object access along with support for other APIs including IOS?
- What are the performance characteristics including latency under load as well as during a failure or fault scenario?
- How will EMC place Vplex and its caching model on a local and wide area basis vs. ViPR or will we see those two create some work together, if so, what will that be?
Bottom line (for now):
Good move for EMC, now let us see how they execute including driving adoption of their open APIs, something they have had success in the past with Centera and other solutions. Likewise, let us see what other storage vendors become supported or add support along with how pricing and licensing are rolled out. EMC will also have to articulate when and where to use ViPR vs. VPLEX along with other storage systems or management tools.
Additional related material:
Are you using or considering implementation of a storage hypervisor?
Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC)
Cloud conversations: Public, Private, Hybrid what about Community Clouds?
Cloud, virtualization, storage and networking in an election year
Does software cut or move place of vendor lock-in?
Don't Use New Technologies in Old Ways
EMC VPLEX: Virtual Storage Redefined or Respun?
How many degrees separate you and your information?
Industry adoption vs. industry deployment, is there a difference?
Many faces of storage hypervisor, virtual storage or storage virtualization
People, Not Tech, Prevent IT Convergence
Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier)
Server and Storage Virtualization Life beyond Consolidation
Should Everything Be Virtualized?
The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC)
Two companies on parallel tracks moving like trains offset by time: EMC and NetApp
Unified storage systems showdown: NetApp FAS vs. EMC VNX
Various downloads and other related material
VMware buys virsto, what about storage hypervisor's?
Who is responsible for vendor lockin?
Ok, nuff said (for now)
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Currently I am currently designing an n-tier system (Win32 client, MTS/DCOM
& RDBMS). From what I can determine there are two approaches - build components
that wrap up all the functionality of business objects and data objects and
expose an API to the client (all components running on the server) OR bring
the business object layer to the client (and hence exposing the objects and
their attributes etc) and leave the data objects on the server with basic
datatypes being passed between the two (to overcome DCOM marshalling of parameters
with many network roundtrips).
The client and business/data objects will all be written using VB6.
I have used the component exposing API and maintaining state on the server
with a thin client (browser based) before and it was quite good, but was
limited in that we could not manipulate the business objects at the client
(just basic datatypes returned). Someone has suggested moving the object
layer to the front end to give more OO benefit when manipulating data for
the GUI.
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The university maintains a comprehensive Emergency Action Plan for campus based emergency management based on principles of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. With the realization that emergency events or individual crisis may occur as students participate in university international learning programs, the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP), and Radford University Police Department (RUPD) have identified the need to expand the campus risk assessment and crisis management principles to support international education faculty, students, and staff.
Working with all facets of the university community including, international program faculty and students, the International Education Emergency Action Plan (IEEAP) [PDF] will use the guidance and recommendations from the preceding reference sources. In addition, the staff of OEP, and RUPD will treat IEEAP as a "living document" and ensure that new and emerging crisis management guidelines and directives are implemented into the plan. The departments will also work directly with faculty, staff, and students to disseminate planning and response planning. Through the implementation of this program and supporting plans the university will adhere to sound crisis management principles through emergency action planning.


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DJ Maryam (Mahshar)
Persian Techno Band Inside Iran!
DJ Maryam and Earth's Children
DJ Maryam (Mahshar) and Earth's Children (Her Band)
(Mahshar va Farzandane Zamin)
DJ Maryam and her band
DJ Maryam (Mahshar) and Her Band
Persian Techno inside Iran!
Fast Beat Persian Dance Techno .......
Top Hit Songs: Matarsak, Dokhtare Shahe Pariyoon (Ye Ye Ye)
DJ Maryam: Read the Second Interview with BBC (Persian)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story ... shar.shtml
DJ Maryam: Listen to Live Audio of Interview & Songs with BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/media/audi ... 029_dj.ram
DJ Maryam: Read the First Interview with BBC and Listen to new songs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story ... ryam.shtml
DJ Maryam: Listen and Buy CD
DJ Maryam Site
DJ Maryam: PNS Article (English)
Tehran Rocks to Forbidden Beat of 'D.J. Maryam'
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With most female singing prohibited by the Islamic state, frustrated young Iranians are tuning in to a mysterious voice that to them symbolizes freedom.
TEHRAN--Late at night in a taxi, the driver must smell my whiskey breath, for he plays the CD of a female singer.
Female singing, like drinking alcohol, is banned in Iran. Women can only sing for other women, with a special license from the Ministry of Culture and Guidance. They can sing in choirs or accompany other male singers in groups, but the lone female voice is considered too provocative. The fundamentalist stance: A woman's voice, like her hair, needs to be hidden from men because it is too much of a turn-on.
From my breath, the cabbie knows my politics. If you drink, you must be anti-regime. Political lines are drawn simply in this Islamic republic: the laxness of your Hejab, the lipstick you choose to wear and the kind of fun you like to have defines your politics.
The banning of female singing, of course, does not mean that men and women do not listen to female singers. There are ways to get around every social stricture. A thriving Iranian music industry based in Los Angeles churns out the latest pop music, which is widely disseminated here through satellite TV and radio, as well as black market CDs and tapes.
The voice coming from the taxi's radio is distinctive: techno-computerized, heavily auto-reverbed but somehow still youthfully sweet. This synthesized vocal effect -- the young, gel-haired cabbie informs me it was first used by Cher -- is extremely popular among Iranians. I think this is because the distorted voice sounds like a computerized avaaz (a traditional form of singing where the voice trembles deliberately), which is appealing to the Iranian ear.
"This is D.J. Maryam," the driver says. I ask, "A new import from L.A?" "No," he answers, "she is from Tehran. They caught her singing at a party, took her away and pulled all her teeth out. They have been holding her since."
DJ Maryam's Move!
From that day on, every taxi I take seems to be playing D.J. Maryam, called "D.J." because of her use of computerized mixing. The stories about her arrest and disappearance become increasingly horrid. Some say they have cut off her tongue. Others say that her father is rich, but no amount of money can free her.
There is hardly a car full of youths from which you cannot hear the strange, sad and computerized voice of this young woman. Everyone from my conservative landlady to my devout housekeeper and the students in my class talk about what a great injustice this poor young woman has endured. One woman I know, who is very religious and works hard to support her entire family, told me that nowhere in the Koran is there a stricture against female singing. Her anger is revealing. She tells me, "Why do they not worry about the economy rather than what people listen to?" Because, I tell her, it is easier to stop people from doing something than it is to fix the economy.
Finally, in October, D.J. Maryam, trying to clear her name and put an end to rumors, gave an interview with BBC Farsi radio.
DJ Maryam and her band
She told BBC that she is in fact an 18-year-old "moloodi" (religious/mystic music) singer who only performs for women. She complained that her music had been recorded and disseminated without her permission, and that rumors of her arrest were unfounded. Although she sings and dances to techno-pop, she says, she is a devout Muslim who would never perform in front of a mixed audience. She likes this genre of music because it has movement in it, and that is what is needed for progress.
At a party with some twenty-somethings, D.J. Maryam's music is playing again. I tell them about the BBC interview. Without hesitation, all claim that D.J. Maryam had been forced to talk the way she did. "This music does not come from the heart of a Hezbollahi (here loosely defined as all fundamentalist supporters of the theocracy). Another young woman says, "She is one of us -- just listen to her."
DJ Maryam and her favorite Ancient Persian Statue
She holds the statue in her concerts!
In her interview, the woman says that D.J. Maryam is not her real name. When asked what her real name is, she betrays a desire and need to maintain the enigma surrounding her. "My name is Mahshar, daughter of the sun and the earth and sister of water and air," she says.
Whatever her identity, this young singer has become a pop idol in a nation where 50 percent of the population is under 25 years old. The forbidden voice of a woman singing to a techno-beat embodies both their frustration with the repressive regime and their desire for change. The lone voice of a woman, having been banned, has become a powerful weapon of opposition and resistance. Tehran rocks to the forbidden beat of D.J. Maryam.
PNS contributor Shahla Azizi is a Western-educated Iranian American who lives in Tehran with her two children. Her name has been changed.


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– Tonight's WWE RAW Supershow opens up with a look back at last week where Kane confronted Eve Torres at the end of the show. Kane says he's afraid of himself.
– We're live from San Diego and Kane is in the back. Kane says there's nothing he won't do to finally get John Cena to embrace the hate. Kane says two things will happen tonight. Cena will embrace the hate and someone will take a ride in this – an ambulance. Kane opens up the doors of an ambulance backstage and stares at the camera as we go to the normal RAW opening video.
– We go to the ring and Jerry Lawler is in with Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth and WWE Champion CM Punk. Each Superstar has their own podium and Lawler says this is the first-ever Elimination Chamber debate. Lawler tries to explain the rules but the crowd chants for Punk. Punk is up first and Lawler asks him what makes him think he can leave the Chamber still WWE Champion. John Laurinaitis interrupts and out he comes with David Otunga. Laurinaitis is happy to be here tonight and happy to have the support of the Board of Directors. Laurinaitis thanks the Board.
Laurinaitis thanks everyone else and waves to the crowd. Lawler goes back to the question. Punk promises this debate won't end in violence. Punk addresses Laurinaitis and mentions naked pictures and bestiality. Punk talks about the Chamber now and says he is the best wrestler in the world – that's why he's going to win. Lawler asks Ziggler for comments but Vickie Guerrero asks to be excused. She thinks there should be no booing allowed. Dolph says he's a better wrestler than everyone in the ring. Ziggler says he backs it up every single night. R-Truth says if he's elected, he's going to trade Vickie and Dolph to SmackDown for Hornswoggle and a box of spiders. Truth goes on and on. He ends it with a God bless Little Jimmy.
The Miz is up next. The Miz runs everyone down but his time runs out when he starts ragging on Chris Jericho. The buzzer keeps going off but Miz won't stop talking. Kofi tells him to shut up. Kofi says he has been overlooked for far too long but everything can change in the Chamber. Kofi says he could walk out the next WWE Champion. Jericho is up next. Jericho says everyone needs to quiet down because the true best in the world is about to tell the facts. Jericho talks about his history with the Chamber matches. Jericho calls Punk a boy and tells him to look at him when he's talking. Jericho says the master has came to reclaim what is his and Punk should just give him the WWE Title. Punk shrugs Jericho off and brings up him losing on Dancing With the Stars. Ziggler says the debate is a joke and R-Truth interrupts him. Lawler says it's time for the matches. Up first is Kofi vs. Jericho. Jericho goes over and has words for Punk. Punk raises the WWE Title. Jericho tips over one of the podiums and turns around to Trouble in Paradise from Kofi Kingston. The match will take place after commercial.
Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho
Back from the break and here we go. Kofi backs Jericho up in the corner and stomps away. Jericho fights back but Kofi drops him with a forearm and a kick. Kofi keeps control of Jericho and clotheslines him out to the floor. Kofi suicide dives through the ropes, taking Jericho out again. Kofi brings it back in the ring and hits a series of right hands in the corner until Jericho powerbombs him to the mat.
Jericho works over Kofi and backdrops him before hitting the back splash for a 2 count. Jericho goes to a submission and works on Kofi's arm now. Kofi fights back but misses a dropkick. Jericho with a low dropkick and another 2 count. Jericho with big chops in the corner now. Kofi hits a crossbody from the corner but Jericho kicks out at 2. Kofi with forearm shots and a dropkick. Kofi gets dumped to the apron but springboards back in. Jericho catches him in mid-air and applies the Walls of Jericho. Kofi manages to get the ropes and break the hold.
Jericho argues with the referee and turns around to another Trouble in Paradise from Kofi. Kofi covers but Jericho gets foot on the bottom rope at 2. Kofi struggles with Jericho as the referee tries to pull him back. Jericho sneaks in a thumb to the eye and hits the Codebreaker for the win.
Winner: Chris Jericho
– We see Shawn Michaels walking backstage. He's greeted by Triple H and they hug. Still to come tonight, Big Show vs. Randy Orton. Back to commercial we go.
– Back from the break and John Cena is talking to Zack Ryder. Ryder is still wearing braces but has roses in his hand. He has something to tell Eve Torres tonight. Cena says Kane has vowed to bring pain to Ryder every time he shows up. Cena tells Ryder to stay in his locker room, he will go get Eve and bring her back so they can have alone time for Valentine's.
– Laurinaitis is backstage with Otunga. Otunga points out that the Board didn't make Laurinaitis the permanent General Manager of RAW. Otunga has an idea to where Laurinaitis would be the permanent GM of both RAW and SmackDown. Laurinaitis looks interested to hear Otunga's idea.
– We go ringside and Michael Cole shows us footage from SmackDown where Randy Orton and Big Show brawled after the Orton vs. Daniel Bryan match.
– World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan comes out and taunts the fans. Bryan looks to be joining commentary. Orton vs. Big Show is next. Back to commercial.
Big Show vs. Randy Orton
Back from the break and Bryan is sitting beside the announcers table. Big Show is out first followed by Randy Orton. The match starts and Show shoves Orton off. Show uses is power and connects with a big sideslam for a 2 count. Orton ducks the knockout punch and rolls out of the ring as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Orton is wearing Show down with a sleeper hold as Bryan looks on smiling. Show gets free and hits Orton with two clotheslines and a splash in the corner. Orton comes right back with a big dropkick and both men go down. They end up on the floor and Show throws Orton back in but has a staredown with Bryan. Show comes back to the apron but Orton dropkicks him. Show is stuck on the apron in a daze. Orton manages to bring him in with the draping DDT. Orton botches a first RKO but they run the ropes and he hits the second one. Daniel Bryan rushes in the ring and takes Orton down with a title shot to cause the DQ.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
– After the bell, Bryan hits Big Show in the head with the title.
– Up next after commercial, Shawn Michaels makes his return.
– Back from the break and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. Shawn says he's back because it's WrestleMania time and you can't have that without Mr. WrestleMania. Shawn says no matter where he's at, he's still the headliner and the showstopper, Mr. Hall of Fame.
Shawn says he was watching last week to see Triple H accept The Undertaker's challenge for WrestleMania. Shawn says he was shocked when Triple H didn't accept it. Shawn says he called John Laurinaitis so he could come to RAW and talk to his best friend. Shawn calls out Triple H so he can tell us all what we want to hear. Triple H's music hits and out he comes.
Triple H comes out and they do one of the DX poses. They talk and Shawn says he wanted to be here live to hear the news of Triple H facing Undertaker at WrestleMania. Triple H says he won't be facing Taker at WrestleMania and thought he made it clear last week. Triple H says he won the war and to beat Taker again, he has to end him and he's not willing to do that. Triple H says he's not that guy anymore. Shawn says that is exactly who Triple H is, that's what he does. Shawn says he has never left Triple H's side but wonders if Triple H "married that chick and became one of them?" Shawn asks if Triple H has became a sell out. Shawn says when a man challenges you and you back down, that makes you a coward. Triple H goes to leave but Shawn pulls him back, he's not finished. Shawn says a coward is still a coward at the end of the day, no matter how you dress it up.
Triple H goes to leave the ring as Shawn taunts him. Triple H comes right back in the ring and says he has real life responsibilities. Triple H says this, all of this – WWE – is going to be his. He says it's his responsibility and weighs on his shoulders. He says now he can't look at Undertaker as an opponent, he looks at him as a brand. A brand that's good for business. He can't let that brand end because that's bad for business.
Triple H says he won't be the one to end that era for no reason. Not because Taker wants him to, fans want to. Triple H says he won't do it for his ego or Shawn's ego. Triple H says Shawn wants to live vicariously through him because he couldn't get things done. Shawn says that was an awesome speech and probably works on a lot of people. Shawn says he's at peace where he's at in life. Shawn says Triple H has no peace. Shawn tells Triple H to look him in the eye and say he doesn't want to end Taker and his streak, that he doesn't need it. Shawn tells Triple H to look him in the eye and say no. Triple H goes to walk off but Shawn tells him to look him in the eye. Shawn and Triple H come face to face in the middle of the ring. Triple H says no and drops the microphone.
Shawn backs off and bumps into Triple H as he leaves the ring. Shawn stops at the stage and looks back at Triple H before walking to the back. Triple H goes to leave the ring when the bell tolls and the lights go out.
A video plays and it's Taker saying he wants what is his. "Give me what is mine – immortality." The video shows Taker cutting his hair with scissors. We cut back to Triple H watching from inside the ring before another commercial break.
Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth
Back from the break and Dolph Ziggler is in the ring with Vickie Guerrero. Out next comes R-Truth. Ziggler strikes first and takes Truth down for a 1 count. Truth counters from out of the corner and hits a kick to the jaw. Truth charges and Ziggler moves. Truth hits the ring post. Ziggler rolls him up for 2.
Ziggler connects with a dropkick for another pin attempt. Ziggler shows off some before going to another headlock. Ziggler keeps up the offense and drops a big elbow drop for another 2 count. Ziggler shows off some and Truth rolls him up out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: R-Truth
– Zack Ryder is backstage when Santino Marella walks in. Santino wants Ryder to try his Santino brand breath strips. Ryder says they're disgusting and that's about it for that segment. Back to commercial.
Tamina vs. Brie Bella
Back from the break and WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix is on commentary. Beth vs. Tamina is announced for Elimination Chamber. Brie Bella starts the match off and Tamina attacks first. Brie pulls her down over the ropes and connects with a dropkick to turn things around. Nikki gets on the apron and distracts Tamina but Tamina knocks her off the apron. Tamina fights off Brie and hits the Samoan Drop. Tamina climbs up top and hits the Superfly Splash for the win.
Winner: Tamina
– We see John Cena backstage talking with Josh Matthews. Back to commercial.
– We get the hype video for The Rock. Josh Matthews is backstage with John Cena for his reaction. Before Cena can speak, we hear EVe Torres screaming. Kane is loading her into an ambulance. John Cena makes the save and attacks Kane. He tells Eve to unlock the door but Kane comes over and slams him into the window. Kane hops in the ambulance and drives off but Eve has already escaped and is being held by Cena. Eve grabs Cena and kisses him. Zack Ryder is there in his wheelchair and saw the whole thing. Ryder is upset as we go back to commercial.
CM Punk vs. The Miz
Back from the break and out comes The Miz. WWE Champion CM Punk is out next to a nice reaction from the crowd. The bell rings and Punk goes for a pin attempt early on. Punk with a suplex and another pin attempt. Miz tries to come back but Punk kicks him in the mouth for another pin attempt. Miz rams Punk back in the corner now with shoulder thrusts.
Miz takes Punk to the mat now and works on the arm. Miz hits the neckbreaker but Punk blocks the combo with a big kick to the head. Miz beats Punk down but Punk comes back with kicks and a neckbreaker. Punk with the high knee in the corner and the bulldog. Miz fights off GTS and drops Punk with a DDT for 2. Miz hits a clothesline in the corner and climbs up top. Miz comes down but Punk moves. Punk powerslams Punk for 2.
They end up on the top and Punk knocks Miz back to the mat. Punk its the big elbow drop from the top and calls for GTS. Miz blocks GTS again and goes for Skull Crushing Finale. Punk blocks that and applies the Anaconda Vice to make Miz tap out.
Winner: CM Punk
– We see Chris Jericho watching backstage as CM Punk celebrates his win. The ambulance backs up into the backstage area as we go to commercial.
– Back from the break and out comes John Cena to the ring.
Cena says he just had an awkward moment by the ambulance. Cena say she tried apologizing to Zack Ryder but Ryder wouldn't listen. Cena says he's sorry. Cena says this was Kane's plan all along – turn his friends against him, turn the WWE Universe against him and leave him with no choice but to embrace the hate.
Cena says that was a solid plan and would have worked on anybody else but he's not anybody else. Cena goes on about how he's proud of who he is and what he does. Cena says he rises above hate. Cena makes mention of The Rock. Cena says he will win. We have his word – Kane leaves on Sunday in an ambulance. As for Dwayne, Cena has a message about WrestleMania. Zack Ryder comes wheeling himself out to the stage. Ryder stands up on crutches and starts walking down to the ring.
Ryder slowly gets in the ring and sells his injuries. Ryder smacks the microphone from Cena's hand. Cena tries talking to him but Ryder slaps him in the face. Cena takes off his shirt and dog tags as Ryder vents. Ryder says Cena was never his friend. Ryder goes to hit Cena but Cena blocks it. Cena brings up a fist but doesn't connect with it, instead Ryder just lands on the mat. Ryder backs out of the ring and walks back up the ramp with his crutches. Kane appears on the big screen and says Cena is in denial. Kane says Cena stole the one true love of his only friend. Kane says Cena has truly finally embraced the hate. Kane says he feeds off hate and on Sunday, it will be the last time we see Cena compete in a WWE ring until WrestleMania. Kane says Cena's body and soul will be leaving WWE in an ambulance this Sunday. Kane asks for a round of applause for Cena. Cena asks for a mic as Ryder watches from his wheelchair on the stage. Kane runs out and shoves Ryder's wheelchair off the stage. Ryder crashes down on the concrete. Cena and an official run over to check on Ryder. More officials and EMT's bring out a stretcher. Eve comes out crying and looks on as they load Ryder onto the stretcher. Ryder is taken away on a stretcher as RAW goes off the air.


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How to Treat a Tourist Right in the West Village and Soho
Tourist season only started a few weeks ago in New York, but I've already played host to to more than a few guests. If you've lived here for a while you probably know the deal: the weather turns warm and suddenly everyone you know remembers that you live in New York and have a comfy couch.
I don't mind taking in tourists at all—I love showing them the best my city has to offer—but it can be a challenge to bring them to just the right places. If I'm eating out with a friend who lives here I don't mind taking a chance on something new, but I want my guest's experience to be perfect. Here are the thoughts that run through my head when showing (and feeding) people around the city:
- The food must be consistent—I have to trust it'll be great every time.
- It should be interesting and exciting to me, not just the tourist.
- It shouldn't break the bank. My guests usually come with a pretty ample travel budget, but my editor's salary doesn't leave much room for a tour guide expense account.
- The destinations must make me look like the coolest, in-the-know tour guide out there.
With that in mind, here's a great way to spend an afternoon with your guest walking and eating around the West Village and Soho. And if you're visiting town, feel free to take this walk without a guide. You can do so in the comfort that you'll be eating just like a real New Yorker.
First Stop: Otto
Otto isn't new or groundbreaking, but it's consistently delicious, plenty civilized, and surprisingly affordable. I never tire of stopping by for some wine, vegetable dishes, and a pasta to share. Don't bother waiting for a table; make a beeline for the bar, and if you're lucky, Dennis, the charming bartender with the baritone voice and silver goatee, will make you feel like the only and most beloved diners in the world. A couple glasses of wine, a few killer vegetable sides, an excellent pasta to share, and some of our favorite gelato in the city will set you back all of $60 or so plus tip. I can't think of a better affordable place to eat in the area that treats you so well. To say your tourist will be charmed is a gross understatement.
Second Stop: The Meadow
After your impromptu three-course lunch, take some sun by walking through Washington Square Park on your way to The Meadow. This Portland-based shop has the best collection of specialty salt, actually-artisan chocolate, and small batch bitters in the city. My guests love it because they can load up on things they can't get anywhere else, like three year-aged small batch soy salt flakes or a careful selection of rhubarb bitters. I love it because if I'm going to take a tourist shopping, it might as well be somewhere that I'll always want to visit. I make a point to buy a different cool chocolate bar every time I'm near The Meadow. So really, a visit here is tour guide multitasking: my guest can be floored by the huge selection and charming sunlit atmosphere while I restock on red clay salt and fancy dark chocolate.
Third Stop: Famous Ben's Pizza
You may not feel hungry again yet, but the 15 minute walk from The Meadow down to Soho should kick up your appetite. At least enough to share a Palermo slice at Famous Ben's on Spring Street. We've written about this slice before, but some lessons bear repeating. This sfincione pizza from Palermo, Sicily is as clear an expression as any of the unbearable lightness of being good pizza. It's a poofy slice with a crisp, lightly fried bottom. The sauce is sweet and thick but bright; it gets heft from some onions and texture from a lovely layer of bread crumbs mixed with parmesan and pecorino.
Your tourist will call it too heavy and push it away. Keep a firm hand—be insistent that it really is quite light and not what they're expecting. They'll eventually cave, take a bite, and shortly thereafter devour the rest. Kill off any remaining hunger with a couple scoops of surprisingly delicious homemade Italian ices. Chocolate and lemon are nice; crem-o-lata, the horchata-like almond and cinnamon flavor, is awesome. You'll eat all of this in as classic a New York environment as you can get, and no matter how many tourists I take here, I never tire of coming back. There's always room for another Palermo slice.
Last Stop: Dominique Ansel Bakery
I'm the kind of person who has to cap off a food crawl with something sweet, and since Dominque Ansel is right across the street from Ben's, it's a no-brainer last stop. Even if you're not on a mission to eat every pastry they offer like I am, it's always a good idea to pop in for a visit and sun yourself on the patio in the back while noshing on a pastry. Pro-tip: if it's a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday after 3 PM, get your tourist comfy with some coffee and a pastry (a cannelée, kouign amman—the croissant on crack—or an éclair will do you right), then sneak back to the register and ask for some madeleines baked to order. They'll arrive about ten minutes later, light and lemony and buttery and perfect, and your guest will think you just did some magic or have an in with the bakers. I can't think of a better way to express your hospitality, especially when those madeleines are plentiful enough to share.
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There are, of course, literally hundreds of places to take visitors in this part of town. But this afternoon-long tour is both budget conscious and never disappointing. And it's one you'll enjoy as much as your guests.
Oh, and for the record: the people I took on this walk? They're moving here in November.
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What Staff Sgt. Jeremy Herbert was doing running that far, who knows. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsFELIN Suit The French are coming. And they can spot you from 150 meters. That's thanks to the Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons Intégrés, a French infantry combat suit. It comes complete with an electronic jacket, osteophone-laden helmet and an assault rifle that doubles as a wireless video camera. Information from the multitude of sensors gets fed back to the soldier through an interface on the helmet, allowing them to see through obstacles or in the dark. Plus, the 24-kg suit is supposed to be quite comfortable – its fire-retardant fabric is designed for maximum ventilation. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsNett Warrior Nett Warrior, if it ever materialized, is the Army's longstanding attempt to build an ensemble of wearable electronics. The idea is to connect soldiers on the battlefield with a variety of gadgets – mobile computers, maps and radios – so that they can communicate and navigate on the go. After twenty years of working on the outfit (and predecessors like Land Warrior, pictured above) the Army recently put the program on hold. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that smartphones can do everything the eight pound Nett Warrior could. Provided there are cell towers nearby, of course. Photo: Noah ShachtmanMuammar Gaddafi's Garb This is one emperor with some interesting clothes. Muammar Gaddafi has appeared in everything from a brown sleeping bag to flamboyant purple robes, from ostentatious to just plain weird. These suits never get old. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsThe Amazonian Guard The Libyan leader might have some sartorial eccentricities, but he's got a back-up crew to match. Gaddafi has kept an all-female cadre of bodyguards by his side for the past forty years. Also known as the Revolutionary Nuns, these 40 lipstick-wearing, high-heeled killing machines are trained to fight, know how to fire and always look sharp. You don't want to mess with them.Iranian Female Cops Women may have it tough in some parts of the Islamic world. But in Iran, policewomen dish it right back, and in black robes to boot. During operations – which include climbing walls, arresting armed robbers, firing from moving cars and dismantling bombs – they aren't required to wear the traditional all covering veils. Instead, they wear a variety of uniforms that include trousers and overalls.Combat Chef Hats No, that's not a chef hat, shower cap or deflated balloon atop the heads of these Israeli soldiers. It's a called a mitznefet, the typical helmet cover of the Israeli defense forces since the 1990's (it's supposed to help with camouflage by disguising the recognizable shape of a helmet). The floppy headgear has roots in the ancient head coverings of the Jewish high priests. Photo: Israel Defense ForcesThe Sniper Suit You'll never see that sniper in the grass. Designed to blend right into the foliage, ghillie (or yowie) suits come in all sorts of varieties, with burlap, twine, leaves, twigs and other bits and pieces of nature stuck right onto a poncho. Taken out of their natural habitat, though, they look downright ridiculous, like these particularly Chewbacca-esque camouflage outfits from Iran. Photo: expertinfantry/FlickrThe Fire Suit These futuristic silver suits are designed to withstand even the hottest of aircraft fires, and so are a staple for the defense industry. So-called proximity suits are made of aluminized glass fibre fabric, which reflects 90 percent of heat, and is an improvement over the older model, which was made of asbestos. Photo: expertinfantry/FlickrChinese Militia They're tough. They're strong. And they're in pink. A 2009 parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China featured this miniskirted, knee-high-booted, insanely symmetrical procession of Chinese militiawomen. Photo: Xinhuanet See Also:- Tomorrow's Troops Will Be Covered in Gadgets (the Army Hopes) Army Hits Pause on 'Wearable Computer' Program Video: Iran's Badass, Wall-Crawling Female Cops Picture This: China's Miniskirted Militia Soldiers' Wearable Computers May Get an iPhone Brain Why Are Israeli Soldiers Wearing Chef Hats?!?!


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Why are some talented teachers underused?
This article originally appeared at: http://hometownsource.com/2014/02/26/joe-nathan-column-why-are-some-talented-teachers-underused/
Listening to and learning from educators like Megan Hall, Steve Allen and Bill Wilson reminded me last week of two important things. First, they have so much to offer, not only to youngsters, but also to other educators and those learning to be educators. Second, their skills, insights, experience and knowledge are dramatically underused. More youngsters will succeed if we make better use of these and other talented educators.
Let's start with Allen. He recently retired after more than 35 years teaching in Minnesota public schools, starting in Granite Falls, then in North Branch and then, for 10 years, at its area learning center, a cooperative program with North Branch, Chisago Lakes, Taylors Falls and Rush City. He finished his career at Oak Land, a cooperative of Cambridge, St. Francis and Princeton, for the last 20 years.
Allen worked mostly with youngsters who struggled in traditional schools. He and his students helped convince the 1987 Minnesota legislature to approve new options for these youngsters.
One was a young woman who had been a National Honor Society member and a cheerleader in her rural high school. But during an economic crisis that devastated her farm family, she unfortunately went "looking for love" and became pregnant, so was kicked out of the honor society and cheerleading squad. Fortunately she found the alternative school Allen directed.
She told legislators that the school "probably saved my life."
Another of Allen's students told legislators that he was the youngest of a "drinking family." When he entered the high school, teachers reminded him of his older siblings' bad behavior. This youngster met their expectations and failed. Fortunately he found the alternative school. Like the young woman mentioned earlier, he graduated and is living a constructive life.
Allen was president of and now directs the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs. I asked if he had ever been asked to teach a class or even speak to a class of prospective educators. "No," he replied.
Then there's Hall, Minnesota's current state "Teacher of the Year." She said she's never been asked to teach a full teacher preparation class. She's been asked to speak to teacher prep classes at St. Scholastica, Metro State and the University of Minnesota. So the vast majority of Minnesota's teacher preparation programs haven't asked her to speak – even once. Having learned from her, I think she has lots to offer.
One more example: Three times, US News and World Report has cited Higher Ground Academy as one of Minnesota's, and the country's, top schools. The Star Tribune regularly names it a "Beating the Odds" school. But Bill Wilson, Higher Ground founder and former Minnesota Human Rights commissioner, told me no Minnesota college professor helping prepare teachers or administrators has asked him to speak with a class in the last several years. (Full disclosure: My office shares space with this school.)
Beating the Odds schools aren't just those that have high-test scores. They're also schools, like some of the best alternative public schools, that help previously unsuccessful youngsters identify and develop their talents.
This comes up in part because Hamline University recently hosted a panel on the achievement gap. Several weeks ago, I asked officials there why no panel member was from a Beating the Odds school – either district or charter.
Hamline didn't respond until the day after the event. JacQui Getty, Hamline's associate vice president of strategic communications and content, wrote, "You raise a good point. When we do this again, we would certainly be interested in including someone from a Beating the Odds school."
My concern isn't just about Hamline. Outstanding local educators often are not included in programs to help the current and next generation of teachers and principals, whether offered by schools or colleges.
Hall told me, "When teachers' expertise is tapped by district leaders, our schools continuously improve." Talents like those of Hall, Allen and Wilson should be used more not only by districts, but also by colleges and universities.
Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, please comment below.


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T-Shaped Marketing for Authors. The New Way to Sell Books.
Online marketing provides today's authors with a vehicle to reach a worldwide audience where, in the past, they were pretty much limited to their own backyards. But to make any kind of real headway in this crowded space full of millions of people doing the same thing as you're doing online, you've got to be Internet savvy to a degree. You've got to figure out a way to stand out among the rest by combining analytical and creative skills together. I'm talking about T-shaped marketing.
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Saturday, December 09, 2006
Today, I ran the North Okaloosa Medical Center/YMCA Reindeer Run. I placed 11th over all and 2nd in my age group (25-29) with a time of 22:46. In my defense, I came in 11th because I decided it was warmer if I just urinated in my shorts (it was below freezing when the race started). Next week, the Eggnog Jog.
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Mrs. B
I have only one comment: Ew.
OH Bee Juan
Someone argued with me when I said that people actually did that. Are you supposed to be running?
The Maharaja
Yeah, agility on cement surfaces is why I had to give up chasing the green monster. Running, however, is ok so long as I have good running shoes.
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All That Txtng May B Hrtng Kids' Grammar
Parents can set good example by avoiding shorthand like 'ur' and '2' in own text messages, expert says.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8, 2012 (HealthDay News) — As mobile messaging has taken off, so has an abbreviated form of text-specific jargon, a kind of linguistic shorthand that helps speed up the texting to and fro.
But a new study warns that the widespread adoption of texting among so-called tweens could be undermining their grammar skills.
The concern stems from the results of standardized language testing and surveys conducted among more than 200 middle school students living in central Pennsylvania.
The more a young teen embraced shorthand while texting, the poorer their use of proper English in a non-texting context.
"I should first point out that this is correlational, not causal," stressed study co-author S. Shyam Sundar, co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University. "That means that while we see an association between texting and grammar problems among teens, we cannot say that one is actually causing the other."
"However, it is clear that compared to those who text very little, those middle schoolers who texted a lot did much more poorly in terms of their offline grammar skills," Sundar said. "[This] suggests that kids who are using a lot of word adaptations while texting — saying 'gr8,' for example, instead of 'great' — are unable to switch sufficiently back to proper grammar and spelling when not texting".
The study recently appeared online in the journal New Media & Society.
"Tech-speak" involves the omission of non-essential letters and the use of modern-day homophones — shorter words or character sound-alikes.
Examples include replacing the word "your" with "ur" or using the figure "2" for the word "to." The lingo also uses wholesale abbreviations and acronyms, such as the immensely popular shorthand "LOL," used to convey "laughing out loud."
The research team assessed and polled a group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14.
In addition to testing grammar skills, the authors asked the teens to indicate the number of texts they send and receive and to discuss their views on the importance of texting in general. Participants also specified exactly how many tech-speak adaptations they used or received over the course of their last three text exchanges.
The more a tween used word shortcuts while texting — both sending and receiving — the worse their overall grammar performance.
No gender differences were found.
Slipshod sentence structure while texting — such as dropping periods and capitalizations — was not linked to making similar grammatical mistakes offline, the researchers observed.
The authors suggest that teens may want to imitate their peers, picking up the shortcuts friends and family members already use and, in turn, serving as a role model for their friends to do the same.
"They're getting used to this kind of tech-speak because they are imitating, which is common in this peer group," Sundar explained. "The kids who received word adaptations in their texting were then likely to use those contractions in their own texting, which, in turn, predicted their own grammar performance."
"What parents can do is try to inculcate the correct use of grammar in their own text messages to their children, which can be hard to do, as mobile communication has its own rhythm where speed is more important than accuracy," he said. "But if you send your kid a text message with these kinds of compromises of grammar, the chances are they will imitate that and become unable to switch back to proper grammar."
"Parents can also try to impart to their kids the difference between this kind of shorthand language and the expectations of the school system," Sundar added. "These are rules of grammar that are in the book, and while there is no saying how language will evolve, while they're in school these rules are not really negotiable. So it's important they learn proper grammar."
Sam Gosling, a social psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin, said the findings made sense.
"As the authors note, the causal link between texting and grammar can't be established in this study because it could be that tweens with poorer grammar skills are already using more adaptations in their texts," he said. "However, I would not be at all surprised if texting did influence grammar skills."
"[But] it's important to remember," Gosling added, "that language is always changing and always has been, driven in part by developments in technology and cultural changes society at large."
"Just as the unnecessary 'u' in British spellings of words like 'behaviour' was dropped in American usage ... it's quite likely that some of these texting conventions will eventually filter through to everyday language too," Gosling said. "The pervasiveness of social technologies like phones and Facebook — and the rapid transfer of new conventions that they permit — means the rate of change is increasing."


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Sir Charles Bell was Scottish and grew up in Edinburgh during the 18th century. He was a part of the famous Bell surgeons of Scotland. His older brother John Bell was a surgeon and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of the city of Edinburgh. John is best known for founding the subject of Surgical Anatomy. Charles attended lectures that his brother John gave at the University and apprenticed under him, influencing Charles' love for surgical anatomy. John and Charles were both known for their compassion towards their patients. Charles struggled with the unsavory aspects of dissection of animals and humans. He also vehemently opposed animal experimentation because he despised inflicting pain on his patients. Charles stated in the preface of his Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery: "In performing the operations of Surgery, this neglect of yourself is very necessary. Why simplicity should be so rare a virtue in Operations, is very remarkable; since it requires but this one rule- think only of your patient." Charles volunteered at the Battle of Waterloo, which took place in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (present-day Belgium) and put an end to Napoleon Bonaparte's rule as Emperor of the French. The battle left 40,000 men dead or wounded, and volunteers were needed to help these fallen soldiers. Charles wrote to a friend of the battle:
"It is impossible to convey to you the picture of human misery continually before my eyes. What was heart-rending in the day, was intolerable at night…while I amputated one man's thigh, there lay at one time thirteen, all beseeching to be taken next…"
Charles was a student while volunteering at Waterloo, allowing him to grasp the realities of his field outside of a classroom. He made advances in the science of physiology, with the study of nerves and description of muscle sense or prorioceptive sensation. Bell's palsy, which is facial paralysis due to nerve dysfunction, was named after Charles' research findings. Charles became an important figure in London, where he lived for 40 years, and was knighted and appointed to the Chair of Anatomy of the Royal College of Surgeons. Charles was celebrated by many– For example, he went to Paris to visit the surgeon Philibert Joseph Roux, who announced to his class that they were dismissed because "You have seen Charles Bell, that is enough." Charles was not immune to his importance among the surgical community and continued to write articles while compiling information from research.
One of his most celebrated works is the Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery: Trepan, Hernia, Amputation, Aneurism, and Lithotomy that colorfully displays images of various operations. These detailed and beautiful images were intended to be a teaching tool for medical students, but they were also admired by the art community. Charles drew the pictures himself with the engravings done by Thomas Landseer. His compassion shines through with elegant images of hands carefully touching an amputated leg and shoulder. He also gives his opinion on what responsibilities surgeons have, stating in the preface: "Nor is the public aware of the temptations which men of our profession withstand. Credit for great abilities, gratitude for services performed, and high emoluments are ready to be bestowed for a little deception, and that obliquity of conduct, which does not amount to actual crime."
Successful and named the first Professor of Anatomy and Surgery of the College of Surgeons in London in 1824, Charles grew tired of the University and decided to move to private practice. Even though Charles was not teaching, he still worked hard on his studies of physiology and was knighted by King William IV in 1831. Charles was always a man of humbleness and at the age of 62 moved back to Edinburgh to be the Professor of Surgery, stating that "London was a good place to live in but not to die in." He died in 1842 while traveling to London for unknown reasons. Charles Bell teaches us the importance of humanity when dealing with patients and how surgeons can make a difference in everyone's lives. He is the epitome of a person with many talents and passions that shares experiences with the world through his studies and artwork.
The P.I. Nixon Library owns a copy of Bell's illustrious work Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery: Trepan, Hernia, Amputation, Aneurism, and Lithotomy, and I encourage you to view it for yourself. A man as interesting and influential as Sir Charles Bell should not be forgotten, so please come by to relive his masterpiece.
If you have any questions or concerns about this blog, please contact Mellisa DeThorne at email@example.com or 210-567-2470.
Forever Historic,
Sarah Borque, Special Collections Intern
Information and quotations courtesy of:
Great Ideas in the History of Surgery By Leo M. Zimmerman, Ilza Veith
Sir Charles Bell: The artist who went to the roots! By Rehan Kazi


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Patrica Ann Williams
Feb. 11, 1929-Aug. 22, 2013
Pleasanton, California
Submitted by Randall Crocker
Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Patricia Ann Learner Crocker Williams passed away on August 22, 2013, holding her daughter Cathy?s hand, in Fremont, Alameda County, California, after a valiant fight with cancer. She was born on February 11, 1929 in Oakland, Alameda County, California to Jack Elton Learner and Doris Lucille Calhoun Learner.
Pat was a resident for the past 25 years of Pleasanton, California.
She graduated from Oakland High School in 1946, later attending UC Berkeley, San Jose State College and Stanford University, where she received a Master?s Degree. She married Richard Lyle Crocker in 1947 with whom she had 3 children and 1 adopted son. She later married Ralph Luther Williams on August 19, 1988. Life began anew with Ralph as they shared interests and traveled the world together. Ralph made her feel young again.
Pat?s passions in life included her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. As a reading specialist, teacher and administrator, Pat was a professional educator in the Castro Valley School District for over 30 years. She was active in many organizations, including Red Hatters, California Reading Association, American Association of University Women (AAUW), California Retired Teachers Association, and Vineyard Vixens. She loved to read, paint, play bridge and go to the theater. Collecting good friends was one of her best qualities.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Donald Elton Learner, granddaughter Rachel Crocker, and grandson Jacob Cooper.
Pat is survived by her beloved husband Ralph Luther Williams, sister-in-law Joan Learner, children Michael Crocker, Cathleen Boterenbrood (Jack), Randall Crocker (Carolyn), Stephen Cooper (Connie), Kim Toledo, Ronna Piazza (Jon), 15 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. The family would like to thank those that provided care to Pat for their tender care and support. We express gratitude to Cathy and Jack Boterenbrood for opening their home to our Mother and making sure she always knew she was adored. We will miss her easy smile and never ending love.
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LEGISLATURE: Protection of Texas Children Act passes Senate
AUSTIN - Today, Texas State Rep. Jason Villalba (District 114) announced that House Bill 1009, the Protection of Texas Children Act, was passed by the Senate. Senator Kelly Hancock and Senator Dan Patrick, Chairman of the Education Committee, sponsored the bill in the upper chamber.
The legislation creates a new subset of law enforcement officer, called School Marshals, who will serve as the last line of defense should an armed attacker threaten the lives of children in public schools. The School Marshal program will be optional - providing for a rigorous standard of training and certification to expand law enforcement into schools - should a school district choose to participate. The legislation now heads to Governor Rick Perry to be signed into law.
"I am deeply concerned for the safety of my daughters and all Texas school children during the school day. I am, however, comforted knowing that Dallas ISD schools have the resources to employ a police department to protect our schools," said Representative Villalba. "Unfortunately not all districts have the resources to provide that level of protection. This legislation provides school districts with a cost-effective school security option that includes robust training tailored to protect children in schools during an active shooter situation. Crafting this legislation was a long process of engaging with stakeholders and building coalitions of support, but today's passage of the School Marshal plan will provide a practical, thoughtful, and responsible school security option for all Texas school districts."
"With the passage of House Bill 1009, the Protection of Children Act, school districts are now given another option in how to protect our most precious resource, our children. The bill allows local school districts to designate a school employee as a school marshal who could respond to life-threating situations before police arrived, possibly saving many lives, " Sen. Hancock said. "Under provisions of the law, local school districts would not be prohibited from adopting policies that further protect students and teachers if those districts chose to allow greater freedom for gun rights."
Main provisions of the Protection of Texas Children Act:
· The program will be optional for school districts - NOT mandated by the state.
· The plan expands law enforcement into schools by providing comprehensive and specified training for certain volunteer school employees so that they may serve as licensed law enforcement officers in schools ("School Marshals").
· School Marshal training will include mental health evaluation, active shooter and emergency situation training, and firearms proficiency requirements, in each case, as developed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE). These training standards will require 80 hours of classroom and simulation modules, ten times the amount currently required by CHL standards.
· License renewal will be required every two years, which such license renewal would include mental health reevaluation, active shooter and emergency situation recertification, and firearms proficiency training as developed by TCLEOSE.
· School Marshals will only be authorized to act in response to an active shooter or other immediate threat to human life on school grounds. Any firearm accessible to a School Marshal will remain locked in a safe, within immediate reach of the School Marshal, if he or she works in a classroom or in the direct presence of children.
· Participants in the program will be volunteers - a teacher, administrator, coach, or other member of the faculty - who receives permission from the school administration to serve as a School Marshal.
· The cost of training and certification will be paid by the School Marshal, unless grant money is identified and directed for this purpose. These costs will not paid for out of general state revenue.
· School Marshals will be required to use frangible ammunition, designed to disintegrate upon contact with hard surfaces, minimizing the risk of errant shots that ricochet or might otherwise go through an interior wall.
· School Marshals will be covert - known only to the head school administrator and local law enforcement authorities.
Rep. Villalba worked closely with law enforcement and school groups such as TCLEOSE, the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA), the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), and many others to develop a plan that is narrow, tailored, reasonable, and responsive to a serious challenge facing Texas and the nation.


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Dog Shampoo in 2 Litre Reusable Refill Bottle. PLUS Get $20 Store Credit on Bottle Return. Refill Cost $5.50/100ml
Our precious pup used to itch and scratch when we bathed her with a "natural shampoo" and then one day we took a look at the ingredients.
And we were horrified. The most natural ingredient in it was Citric Acid! Everything else was barely able to be pronounced, and totally lab based.
So we formulated Roxy Dog Liquid Shampoo.
She is a rough coat long haired Border Collie and her coat is totally soft, shimmers when she moves, incredibly shiny and she doesn't itch.
While we won't make claims regarding fleas, it is designed for flea control, and she has not been de-flea'ed for over 1 year, and she doesn't have a single flea on her.
So if you want a truly nourishing, plant based shampoo for your dog, we can highly recommend this. We wouldn't use something on our precious pup that we didn't 100% trust and believe in.
We recommend using our Dog Rinse afterwards to help rinse out the shampoo and neutralise the skin, especially when washing your dog often.
250ml = approx 10+ washes of medium size dog
No synthetic detergent agents, synthetic preservatives, chemicals, fragrances or other nasty endocrine disruptors, neurotoxins or immunotoxins. Safe on the environment too.
Refill your dispenser bottles from this 2 Litre brushed stainless steel bottle.
Other sizes available:
- 450g Stainless Steel Dispenser Bottles with either stainless pump or plastic trigger
- 1 Litre Stainless Steel refill bottles
The stainless steel will last forever without fear of breaking, retaining it's elegance and beauty, and when you are done, it will be 100% recyclable (you can return to us or take to your metal recyclers).
It costs a little bit more to buy the bottles, but once you replace the bottles in your kitchen, bathroom and laundry with our Zero.Refill bottles, you will never buy another bottle again!
See the tab "Which Bottle" to decide what you need.
Please read T&C's tab before buying refill bottles.
"When you make yourself into Zero, your power becomes invincible" Mahatma Gandhi
All proper Soaps are made using Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide. This saponifies during the process with the oils and water and by the time your soap is a hard bar or finished liquid soap, the Sodium or Potassium Hydroxide has evaporated from the soap and has turned into bi products including glycerine.
Another name for the combination of Sodium or Potassium Hydroxide and Water is called Lye, or you will see it as "Saponified Oils".
A soap made without lye is made with either animal products like Tallow or a combination of detergents, surfactants and emollients from laboratory produced synthetics. Technically, it does not therefore meet the definition of soap.
People are sometimes worried about Sodium and Potassium Hydroxide. In a properly made soap it is completely absent from the soap once you buy it. We are actually not required to disclose lye, or sodium hydroxide as an ingredient because it is no longer in the finished product, however Kahuku believes in full disclosure.
Sodium Hydroxide can actually be found in food, as it is used in curing processes, and also adds "crunch" to some products like Pretzels.
Kahuku Products are free from animal products, detergents, and synthetically produced ingredients.
Our soaps do not contain nasty ingredients which are scientifically proven allergens, neurotoxins, immunotoxiins, endocrine disruptors and recommended as just plain not good for you! We encourage you to rid your laundry and bathroom of products containing these:
Benzyl Alcohol: A synthetic chemical used as a preservative. A neurotoxin, allergen and immunotoxin. Best avoided.
Benzyl Benzoate: A synthetic chemical. Associated with endocrine disruption and possible neurotoxin. Wildlife and environmental toxicity. Caution advised. Derived from petroleum.
Benzalkonium Chloride: Petroleum derived, used as a preservative. Allergen of the Year 2004, suspected respiratory, liver, immuno and neuro toxin. Best avoided.
Cocamide DEA/MEA: Petroleum derived. Considered a carcinogenic, immunotoxin. Best avoided.
Cocamidopropyl betaine/CAPB: Derived from coconut or petroleum. Immunotoxin, very high risk of allergy. Best avoided.
Limonene: Plant derived, however considered a skin, eye and lung irritant. Wildlife and environmental toxin. Caution advised.
Parfum/Fragrance: Allergen, immuno and neurotoxin. Synthetic chemical. Some preservatives are allowed to be called Fragrance and companies use this to disguise preservatives. Considered best avoided.
PEG compounds: Petroleum derived. Considered allergen. Best avoided.
Phthalates: Petroleum derived. Banned in the EU. Linked to birth defects, damage to reproductive systems, endocrine, liver, kidney, developmental systems, immuno and neuro toxin, wildlife and environmental toxicity. Avoid!
Sodium Benzoate: Causes contact dermatitis, may damage DNA, neurotoxin, suspected damaging to cardiovascular, gatrointestinal, liver, kidneys and nervous systems. Derived from petroleum. Used as a preservative. Considered best avoided.
Sodium Metasilicate/Sodium Silicate: Derived from synthetic or mineral. Suspected liver toxicity. Caution advised.
Sodium laureth sulphates/SLES/Ether Sulphates: May be palm or petroleum derived. Skin allergen. Best avoided
Tetrasodium EDTA/EDTA/Edetic Acid and other similar names: Derived from petroleum, used as preservative. Caution advised.
Above classifications are taken from "Chemical Maze"
Kahuku is committed to keeping our shipping costs as low as we can.
We are further committed to the environment, waste, and sustainability. This means we will not use courier bags, plastic wrap or cushioning, tape or any other non biodegradable product.
Our shipping costs are flat across all New Zealand. All products have their own dimensions and weight and your shopping cart is calculated as a total and the shipping amount calculated from that. This is based on NZ Post's volume/weight calculations. All parcels are sent via NZ Post Courier, and are tracked. Signature is however NOT required. Please check your cart before you complete and pay for your purchase
As a guide, they are as follows:
Bars of Soap, Single 450ml bottles
Usually around 8 bars of soap, or 1-3 bottles (Up to 3kg)
North Island $6.00
South Island $8.00
Liquid Soap More than 2-3 Bottles or More than 10 Bars Soap
North Island Flat Rate $10
South Island Flat Rate $14
Over 5kg - More than 3 large bottles
North Island Flat Rate $17.50
South Island Flat Rate $25
Please note that these rates are determined by the items in your shopping cart, and may differ to above.
No charge for returning the Zero.Refill bottles!
When ordering, we ask you to try to reduce the footprint created by shipping, and order multiple items.
If you are buying a 1 or 2 litre stainless steel refill bottle please be aware that these are used over and over and therefore may not be in pristine new condition. This will only be aesthetic, they will be fully functional, sterilised and safe to use. Our 500ml and 1L glass bottles are also used multiple times, although do not show the wear and tear.
When returning refill bottles to us:
1. Bottles must be returned in usable condition for full credit. Minor scratches, or dents which do not affect integrity of the bottle are acceptable. Glass bottles must not be chipped or cracked.
2. Bottles must be returned with their caps.
3. Please rinse out the bottles before returning.
4. Please use the box the bottles were sent to you in. This lowers the environmental impact and footprint of this service.
5. If you need to order before returning bottles you will need to pay for the bottles again. When you return bottles without ordering you will get a store credit for the value of the bottle as follows:
Stainless Steel
All Glass Bottles regardless of size receive a $0.25 credit
No cash refunds will be given.
6. You do not have to return a bottle labelled with the same product you are ordering or the same size.
You can get a store credit on a 1L and use it to upgrade to a 2L paying only the difference.
7. When ordering a return ticket, you must order 1 ticket per bottle returning. You will only receive one actual ticket per box* but this enables us to calculate correct shipping dimensions and weights for NZ Post. *2 bottles per box.
8. If you no longer have the box we sent the goods in, you need to adequately protect the bottles (bags are not acceptable) by packing in a suitable box and send us the correct measurements and weight.
9. Orders will not be despatched until an equal number of bottles in matching sizes have been returned, unless you purchase a new set of bottles with your order and obtain a store credit when you return the bottles.
10. Store credits may only be used against the cost of bottles and may not be used for the liquids the bottles contain, or for any other products such as, but not limited to, hard bar soaps.
11. Your stainless steel bottle can last almost a lifetime if you look after it. Our program is designed to reduce the impact of consumer goods on our Earth, and reduce landfill. Please do not dispose of these bottles in landfill. They are 100% reusable many times over, and at end of life, 100% recyclable. Please return to us for recycling or take to your local metal recyclers.
12. We give the bottles a 10 year life. This does not include the triggers or pumps.
It costs a little bit more to buy the bottles, but once you replace the bottles in your kitchen, bathroom and laundry with our Zero.Refill bottles, you won't buy another bottle again for many years to come!
The 450ml stainless steel bottle comes with a stainless steel pump/trigger. You can refill it at home. It is not returnable for refill (but you can always take it into one of stockists and refill it!)
The glass bottles can be optioned also with a plastic pump or trigger and all sizes can be returned.
1 Litre and 2L stainless steel sizes are returnable for refill under our Zero.Refill program (remember return freight is free of charge).
How to select correct option: (If buying Refills please note bottles may not be new - see T&C tab for conditions)
450 ml Bottles: Stainless Steel bottle with pump. Not returnable for refill (you can refill them at home). Contains the Liquid Soap.
550 ml & 1100ml Glass Bottles: Glass bottle with cap containing the liquid soap. Can be returned for refill. (See T&C tab) When you return a bottle you will get a $0.25 Store Credit for each bottle
1 Litre Bottle: Stainless Steel bottle containing the liquid soap, can be returned for refill. (See T&C tab) When you return a bottle you will get a $15 Store Credit
2 Litre Bottle: Stainless Steel bottle containing the liquid soap, can be returned for refill. (See T&C tab) When you return a bottle you will get a $20 Store Credit
"When you make yourself into Zero, your power becomes invincible" Mahatma Gandhi


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This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Placing of pyrotechnic articles on the market
This summary has been archived and will not be updated. See 'Free movement of pyrotechnic articles within the single market' for an updated information about the subject.
Placing of pyrotechnic articles on the market
With a view to ensuring the free movement of pyrotechnic articles*, this Directive creates a legislative framework at Community level, introducing minimum safety requirements for such articles. It also harmonises the provision of information on the safe handling and use of pyrotechnic articles.
Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles.
The purpose of this Directive is to ensure the free movement of pyrotechnic articles. In order to protect human health and guarantee the safety of consumers and professional users, it sets out the essential safety requirements which pyrotechnic articles must meet before they are placed on the market.
Categorisation and age limits
There are three types of pyrotechnic article: fireworks, theatrical pyrotechnic articles and other pyrotechnic articles. Each type of pyrotechnic article must be categorised by the manufacturer according to its type of use, purpose or noise level. 4. This Directive stipulates that pyrotechnic articles must not be sold or made otherwise available to consumers below specified age limits.
Placing on the market, free movement and "CE" marking
The Member States must ensure that pyrotechnic articles cannot be placed on the market unless they satisfy the requirements of this Directive, they bear the "CE" marking and they comply with the obligations regarding conformity assessment.
The Member States may not prohibit, restrict or hinder the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles which fall within the scope of this Directive and which satisfy its requirements. The provisions of the Directive do not preclude a Member State from taking measures which are justified on grounds of public security or safety to restrict the use and/or the sale of high-risk fireworks to the general public.
Upon completion of the conformity assessment, the "CE" marking must be affixed on the pyrotechnic articles by the manufacturer.
Pyrotechnic articles must be properly labelled in the official language(s) of the country in which they are sold.
The labelling must state, as a minimum:
Other information must be displayed on the articles, depending on their type and category.
Pyrotechnic articles for vehicles are subject to special rules on labelling.
Market surveillance
The Member States must take steps to ensure that pyrotechnic articles may be placed on the market only if they do not endanger people's health and safety. For example, they must carry out regular inspections of pyrotechnic articles on entry into the Community.
Where a Member State believes that a product presents a serious risk, it must quickly inform the Commission and the other Member States and perform an evaluation of the product.
A safeguard clause procedure allows a Member State to contest the provisional measures taken by another Member State to withdraw an article from the market or to restrict its free movement.
Conformity assessment
To ensure that pyrotechnic articles comply with the essential safety requirements, the manufacturer must follow a conformity assessment procedure. Harmonised standards for the design, manufacture and testing of pyrotechnic articles are developed by the European standardisation bodies, such as the Committee for European Standardisation (CEN).
The Member States appoint authorised bodies, known as 'notified bodies', to carry out the conformity assessment procedures.
Obligations of the manufacturer, importer and distributor
Manufacturers must ensure that pyrotechnic articles meet the essential safety requirements. They have to submit the articles to a notified body, which will perform a conformity assessment procedure. If the article meets the requirements of this Directive, the notified body will issue a certificate of conformity to the manufacturer, who will affix the "CE" marking to the article.
If the manufacturer is not established in the Community, the importer must ensure that the product meets the requirements of this Directive.
Finally, distributors also have obligations: they must verify that the article bears the conformity markings and is accompanied by the required documents.
Key terms of the act
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Directive 2007/23/EC [adoption: codecision COD/2005/0194]
OJ L 154 of 14.6.2007
Council Directive 93/15/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses [Official Journal L 121 of 15.05.1993]. This Directive seeks to harmonise the Member States' laws relating to explosives for civil uses. It excludes pyrotechnic articles from its scope.
Commission Directive 2004/57/EC of 23 April 2004 on the identification of pyrotechnic articles and certain ammunition for the purposes of Council Directive 93/15/EEC on the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses [Official Journal L 127 of 29.04.2004]. Directive 93/15/EEC does not apply to pyrotechnic articles but to explosives for civil uses. Certain products, however, have a dual function, since it is possible to use them either as explosives or as pyrotechnic articles. In order to ensure consistent application of Directive 93/15/EEC, this Directive identifies the products in question in terms of their predominant character.
Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment [Official Journal L 46 of 17.02.1997]. This Directive lays down Community standards governing safety in the performance of marine equipment on board ships. Directive 2007/23/EC does not apply to the pyrotechnic articles covered by Directive 96/98/EC.
Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances [Official Journal L 10 of 14.01.1997]. Following on from the first Seveso Directive of 1982, the Seveso II Directive is intended to prevent major accidents involving dangerous substances and to limit their consequences for man and the environment. This Directive sets out safety requirements for establishments where explosives, including pyrotechnic substances, are present.
Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the safety of toys [Official Journal L 187 of 16.07.1988]. This Directive sets out the safety criteria with which toys must comply when they are manufactured and before they are placed on the European market. Percussion caps intended specifically for toys (for example, caps for toy guns) fall within the scope of Council Directive 88/378/EEC and therefore do not fall within the scope of Directive 2007/23/EC on pyrotechnic articles.
Last updated: 28.04.2008